Drain pit and grease rack



Dec. 27, 1927. -i 1,654,073

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- UNITED STATES",

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES n. FAGAN, or sHARo rRNNsYLvANrA, ASSIGNOR ro SHARPSVILLE BOILER woRKs or SHARPSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, A ooRroRArmN 0F rENN- SYLVAN IA.

Application filed May 12,

pitand grease rack for use in connection with garages, filling stations, gasoline stations, greasing and oiling stations or automobile-repair stations. D

It is embodied in a steel entity comprlsing an open pit provided with side walls, an end a wall, and a bottom; with steps arranged in one end of the pit and Withwheel guides adjacent the sides of the pit, all preferably constructed of steel as a substantially unitary article of manufacture. The pit is adapted to carry an adjustable drain cup mounted upon suitable piping for carrying away waste oil or other liquids drained into the cup. Preferably these pipes lead to a storage tank inwhich a Waste oil may be stored until withdrawn through a suitable conduit.

Heretofore in the art, it has been customary to construct drainage pits and grease .racks as permanent constructions which could not be moved from place to place, or quickly installed, and such permanent pits did not comprise articles of manufacture capable of being constructed in one place and then transported to another for use.

The present invention is of such construction as to be capable of manufacture in a suitable manufacturing plant, sold as an article of, commerce, and shipped to the point of use. If the user desires to move from one garage to another, the device comprising the present invention is adapted to be lifted from its place of use and transported to the new location. This is of particular importance to one using leased equipment.

Furthermore, the present invention is more economical to install than a concrete pit for the reason that the excavation need be no wider than the outer side wall of the pit itself and the construction when installed is such that the wheel guides coming directly to the edge of the pit facilitate getting at the under parts of an automobile such as brake bands, etc., without reaching over a'] wlde supporting wall as is necessary in the old permanently set concrete devices.

Fig. 1 1s.a general perspective new of the present lnvention showing it installed for U use.

Fig. 2 is a side View showing the construction of the steps, etc.

DRAIN rIrr AND GREAsE' RAoK.

1926- Serial No. 108,518.

construction of the removable bumper or wheel stop. 1

Referring now to the drawings, the embodiment illustrated comprises a substantially rectangular tank having the parts thereof preferably made of steel plates or the like, which may be welded at the seams to form a unitary structure with side walls 1 and 2', a substantially vertical end wall 4:, and an inclined end wall 5. Steps 6, preferably of sheet metal, are mounted on the inclined end wall to facilitate exit and entrance into the pit. Channel irons are mounted horizontally on each side of the pit adjacent the top thereof to form guides 7 and 8, and also to greatly strengthen thepit. Preferably, the entrance" ends of the wheel guides comprise inwardly flared guide portions 9 and'lO to direct the wheelsonto'the guides. These wheel guides may be secured to the side walls by welding the inner flange of the channel iron to the upper portion of the .side wall of the pit. The wheel guide channels are further supported by means of angle braces 11 which preferably are welded at one end to the'oha-nnel iron wheel guides adjacent the outer edges thereof and at the other end to the outer side walls of the pit. Half oval steel bars are preferably welded to the top of the pit to form guard rails 12 to prevent the sharp edge of the pit plates from cutting the tires, and the ends of these guard rails are preferably extended around the end of the tank to form rounded corners 14 and 15 that prevent the corners of the pit from injuring the tires. 1

The wheel guides adjacent each end thereof are provided with bolt holes 13 through suitable round headed bolts 16 and are adapted to be extended to "secure in position-removable bumper blocksto stop the automobile in proper position over the pit. The bumper blocks 17 are provided with a curved bumpingface 18 and a supporting back 19.

ries a tool box 20 forming a recess comprising a box like portion of suitable metal preferably welded to the side wall ofthe pit in such manner that the mouth thereof is even or flush with the side wall of the pit to provide ashelf for workmens tools. This tool box is preferably equipped with a sliding 'door 23 that is adapted to be locked shut.

Preferably, one side wall of the pit car The sliding door does not interfere with the working space like a swinging door would do.

I The pit may also be provided with connections 21 for suitable electric wires, such as light wires, compressed air, lubricant tubes, etc.

.A jointed pipe connection 22 is adapted to be carried by one side wallof the pit and to support a suitable cup or funnel 24 wh1c l1 may be moved horizontally to be positioned beneathv any liquid drain, such as the oil drain of an automobile crankcase, so that the oil or other Waste liquid may be carriedv out of the pit through suitable piping and disposed of as desired. Preferably, the pipe connections lead to a storage'tank 25, from which gases are vented and the contents may be removed through a suitable conduit 26, which is provided with a removable cap 27 normally covering the same.

The pitflpreferably is provided with a I drain connection 28 which may be connected to a sewerorother disposal conduit to carry off rain or any liquid, which may fall to the floor of the pit.

This article offmanufacture comprising a drain pit. and grease rack is adapted to be solidly set into the earth with the wheel guides substantially level with a suitable roadway leading up to the same. understood that the pit preferably is, thorpaint both inside andfiout before it is permanently set in position. \Vhen set in place for use the bottom is preferably set to incline slightly toward the sewer drain.

The device when in use provides a strong clean support for an automobile with suit;

able space beneath the same to permit a workman to have complete access to all under parts of the car.

Having described claim is 1-. As an article of manufacture, a unitary automobile service pit and grease rack comprising a portable trough member, a pair of substantially flat wheel guides secured to the longitudinal top my invention, what I guard rails adjacent the inner edge of said wheel guides to protect tires from injury. 2. As anarticle of manufacture, a unitary automobile service pit and grease rack comprising a. metallic open trough member,

channel bars mounted on the sides of the trough and below the top thereofto com-- prise track-ways, and in such manner that the top of the trough becomes a wheel guide, and metallic steps at one end wall of sald trough member. 7,

3. As an article of manufacture, an auto- It is to be edges of said trough said trough, one end of said wheel guides being provided with flaring guide side walls to facilitate and guide wheels into said wheel guides, and bumper means at the opposite end of. said-wheel guides to stop a vehicle at the desired position on said wheel guides.

4. As an article of manufacture, an automobile drain pit and grease rack comprising an open trough, wheel guides integrally secured to longitudinal top side walls of said pit, brace members secured to the outer edges of said wheel guides and attached to the side walls of said pit, all of said parts being permanently secured together.

5. As an article of manufacture; a unitary automobile service pit comprising boiler plate ends, boiler plate side walls and a boiler plate bottom, all permanently secured together and one end comprising steps forming an entrance to the trough; a pair of channel-shaped elongated metal members secured to the side walls to form runways for the wheels of an automobile whereby an automobile may be run into position over said trough to be serviced, said channel members being positioned below the upper edges of the side walls; and supporting brackets attached to the side walls and to the runwaysto form supports for the runways.

6. As an article of manufacture; an automobile service pit-comprising boiler plate ends, boilerplate side walls and 'a boiler plate bottom, all permanently secured together; a' drain funnel within the pit; and a conduit leading from the funnel to the exterlor of the pit whereby liquid drained into the funnel will be conducted to a point outside of the pit, said conduit supporting the funnel and being swivel jointed to permit the funnel to be readily moved out of the way or into position to receive oil drained from an automobile being serviced.

7 As an article of manufacture; a unitary dram pit and grease rack for automobiles comprl smg an elongated trough adapted to be set into the ground, said trough having ends, sides, and a bottom, all permanently secured together, one end comprising steps forming an entrance to the trough; and elongated members permanently secured to the upper portion of said side walls, said members being shaped to form runways for rubber tired automobile wheels, whereby an automobile may be run into position over CHARLES D. FAGAN.

v V DIs'cLmME-F 1,654,073.'0harles D. Fagan, Sharon, Pal DRAIN PIT AND GREASE RACK. Patent dated December 27, 1927. Disclaimer filed April 29, 1930, by the assignee,

; Sharpsoille Boiler Works 00.

Hereby makes disclaimer to such parts of the thing patented as it does'not choose to claim or hold by virtue of said patentand assignment, saiddisclaimer being as follows:

That in claim 1 a pair of substantially fiat wheel guides secured tothe longitudinal top edges of said trough member shall comprise a pair of substantially flat wheel guides comprising channel irons with the channels turned downwardly, said wheel guides being secured to the longitudinal top edges of said trough member. a

That in claim 2 channel bars mounted on the sides of the trough and below the top thereof to comprise trackways shall comprise channelbars with the flanges thereof turned downwardly, said channel bars being mounted on the sides of the trough and below the top thereof to comprise traclewaysa That in claim 3 wheel guides supported adj acentthe longitudinal edges of said trough shall comprise wheel guides comprising channel bars with the flanges turned downiwardlg, said wheel guides being supported adjacent the longitudinal edges of said troug g V l That in claim 4 wheel guides integrally secured to the longitudinal top walls of said pitf shall comprise wheel guides comprising channel irons with the flanges thereof turned downwardly, said wheel guides being integrally secured to the longitudinal topside walls of said pit.

That in claim 5 a pair of channel-shaped elongated metal members secured to the side walls to form runways for the wheels of an automobile whereby an automobile may be run into positron over said trough to be serviced shall comprise a air of channel-shaped elongated metal members with the flanges thereof turned downwar said metal members being secured to the side wallsto form runways for'the wheels of-an automobile whereby .anautomobile having any widthtread greater than the width of said side walls may be run into position over said trough to be serviced.

, Claim 6 is disclaimed in its entirety.

7 That in claim 7 and elongated members permanently secured to the upper portion of said side walls, said members bein shaped to form runways for rubber tired auto mobile wheels, whereby an automob' e may be run into, position over said trou h to be serviced shall comprise elongated fl'anged members with the flanges turned own-' wardly, said members being permanently securedto the-upper portion of saidrside walls and being shaped to form runways for rubber tired automobile wheels, whereby an automobile haoing a tread wider than the width of said trough may run into position over said trough to beseroiced. v

[Oficial Gazette, May 20, 1930.] 

